Feeding activity of scallops and mussels measured simultaneously in the field: Repeated measures sampling and implications for modelling

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-50

  MacDonald, Bruce A ^a   Ward, J Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve feeding strategy; Mytilus edulis; Natural food supply; Placopecten magellanicus; Repeated measure analysis

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIELD METHOD; FOOD SUPPLY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; PECTINIDAE; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 60349106257     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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